Outlines the difficulties the Soviet Union is having in bringing its rural schools on a par with the quality of education found in its urban schools. (RK)

Lists some concepts and understandings that may be used to build a consumer education curriculum in the elementary school. (Author/RK)

Discusses the proper curriculum and educational setting for considering and motivating young pregnant students. (RK)

Discusses the child's awareness of music and the continuously developing realization of what music actually is. (Author/RK)

Author describes the design of the music curriculum: the physical arrangement of the music room, the new look of the schedule, and the new methods of record-keeping. (Author/CB)

Brigham Young University meets librarian shortage with unique library technician program. Technical Education is a bimonthly supplement to Industrial Arts and Vocational Education. (Editor)

Describes an experimental music program which has been in operation at Linden Elementary School, Oak Ridge, Tennessee for the past four years. (Author/CB)

Presents a music curriculum which provides a music program for preschool through high school students that emphasizes comprehensive musicianship in all learning experiences. (Author/RK)

The Structure Plan'' of the West German Council on Education proposes that courses in a first foreign language be required and that courses in second or third foreign languages be elective. (RS)

Article discusses the pros and cons of specialization at the secondary school level, including what students themselves think. (SP)

Professional education should aim to develop in its students social and cultural orientation, including an awareness of the social consequences of their acts. To accomplish such an objective, a redesigning of professional curricula is necessary. (CK)

The author describes the operations of the Gill School of Bernardsville, New Jersey, where every student takes each course for five hours a day, five days a week, for a five week period. Any six blocks constitute a full year's work. Results indicate that concentrated learning creates greater subject understanding. (Author/JB)